Special Orders mark special day

Noon on September 13, 2012 marked the 150th anniversary of the famous (or infamous, depending on your geography) Lost Orders, the misplaced Confederate battle plan that some believe turned the tide of the war. On Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 the Monocacy National Battlefield unveiled the actual Special Order 191, which was displayed through the end of October. Earlier in the day, Dennis was part of a panel of scholars who discussed the Lost Orders in front of an overflow crowd at the Frederick Visitor Center.

Dennis on C-Span

Dennis gave a talk on September Suspense to a fascinated audience in Frederick. The speech was recorded by C-Span and aired C-Span Books.

Frederick book signing

Fans line up to get a signed copy of September Suspense during a busy day in Frederick on Saturday, Aug. 4.

Praise for September Suspense

"... a fascinating and easily read book, September Suspense, is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in the Maryland campaign of 1862." — Tom Clemens, retired History Professor at Hagerstown Community College and author of The Maryland Campaign of September 1862.

"The book is great. Congratulations on a job well done." — Antietam National Battlefield Historian Ted Alexander.

"... a very good job in the production quality and as good as you will find in an academic press and certainly superior to most commercial presses....congrats on a superb book." — Peter S. Carmichael, Director, Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College.

From the June 2 (Hagerstown) Herald-Mail

You may take it to the bank: this is Frye at his best. Using newspaper articles and opinion letters from the time, Frye paints a picture of life as it manifests itself to Lincoln and ties that life into what goes on in the halls of Washington juxtaposed onto the battlefield terrain. September Suspense is good history and a great story. The book is a quick read and will keep readers focused on the politics and the political outcomes during this momentous period in the history of America. — Columnist and historian Art Callaham, June 2, 1012 Herald-Mail.

First Call Weekend, Hagerstown, Md., June 16

Dennis signs copies of September Suspense at the inaugural First Call Weekend, June 16, 2012, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. He later spoke to a gathering of guests at the National Park Service tent in Hagerstown's City Park.